Cut wires for an outlet, there was a spark now the outlet does not work

Cut wires for an outlet, there was a spark now the outlet does not work

Hi. I turned off all the power to my house, so I thought. I've done electrical work on my house often, such as replacing outlets and light fixtures so I felt comfortable enough to assume that the power was off to the outlet. Anyway, I was moving the outlet to the ceiling in my garage so I could plug my garage door opener directly into it. I needed the wire to be shorter so I cut it with my wire cutter and sparks and fire came from the wire. I searched my attic and house to shut down the electricity to the wire. I could not find it so I continued to install it on the ceiling. But now the outlet does not work. Is there a way that I can restore power to this outlet???

I would say when the sparks flew, it shorted & threw the breaker. Look at all your breakers very closely. Look for one that is kinda "half thrown". Its not completely on, but not completely all the way off either. It will be toward the on side but not all the way to that side.
Just flip it off & back on.

I think you have a bigger issue at hand. I don't think you want to restore power to the outlet at this point anyway.

If you had, or thought you had cut power to the house completely and this circuit was still energized, that's more of a concern at this point. I'd start with fixing that part first, but I think this involves a certified electrician. I can change an outlet or a light fixture, but there's no way I'd be touching that issue with a 10' pole.